Improvement in hay and cotton-presses



jwnitml tsirt tattili l(ttt-irel. l l ARQWVLAYND HcoLn AND encuen coLnor cnnuuronr,v New Lette-s Patent No. 100,861, dated March 15, 1870.

i IMPROVEMENT 1N *HAY AND COTTON-ranssns.

" l The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same.

We,`RowLAND H. Conn and GEoRGnrECoLaof The wheel c', which is loose on the shaft b, is procation.

the towniofGreenport, in the county'of Columbia and State ofyNew York,ihaveinvented a new and improved Mode of Constructing a Press fol-'.Oompressing Hay,

Straw,- Cottomand other` loose materials into bales, of whlch the following is a description and specifi- Nature and Objects-0f Melua-cation.

'lhe rst part of our invent-ion relates tothe mode of filling the press, the object being to `dispense `with vthe labor ofthe man usually employed in the box for this purpose, by substituting au alternating top-press or stamper, which packs down and partially compresses i the materialas it is thrown into the box.

The second part of the invention relates to the combination with thestamping or top-pressing' operation of an automatic opening and closing ofthe pressdoor.

A third part of our invention` relates to the Inode, in combinationwith the above, butin alternation as` to time, and whilethefstampcr is firmly locked and made thehead-block of the press, `of elevating the bottom until the bale is formed 4and suflciently compressed,

and, again, of conveniently and expeditiously throwL ing the operating mechanisminto and out of gear-,ac-

` c ording asone or the other of theabove uses or effects i is desired to be accomplished.

' `Description of the Accompanying Drawings. Figure l isa perspective elevation showing the front T and left-hand side of this press when the door is open, and also the mechanism for opening and closing thedoor, thebox beiugerupty.`

.Figure 2'is a perspective elevation of the same,

showing the front and right-hand side, the door being closed and the bottom of the press elevated as when the bale is finished.

`bevel gear-wheels a a', actuating the horizontal shaft b, and the two smallV cog-wl1eels c c', one ou each side ofthe `bottom of the press. y y These wheels work, the one c, iig. 2, into the two press-wheels l d', andthe other c', iig. l, Vinto the sin- 'gie cog-wheel e, at the will of the operator, and according as one or' the other pai-tof the press is required to be employed.

Then itis desired to fill the press-box, the wheel c is disconnected or thrown out of gear bymcans of lever j', or other equivalent device.

vided with p awl and ratchet, so as to be4 operated b v` the shaft when revolvediu one direction, but allowing the shaft to turn freely in its hub' when revolved in the opposite direction.

The team or power being reversed so as to revolve the sweep or tongue g from left to right, operates, by engaging the wheel e, the pitmen h h', one on each side ofthe press.` These are connected tothe ends of 'the cross-beam I, to which are also attached two upright studs u 'a within the box, to support and operate the stamper or head-block,

There is also attached to crossbeam I on the lefthand side ofthe press-box the vertical bar k, with dovetail tongue l on the inside thereof, fitted to slide up and down `between vertical bars m m forming a co1'- responding groove for tongue Z.

Near the lower end of bar k is a mortise or slot, ai, through which the-lever o passes, being connected at its outer or frontend with the frame of door P, its inner or opposite end restingloosely in the slot u, with fulcrum at r.

' The lower or under edge of the inner end of this lever is beveled or curved so as to correspond withthe swingof the door, and slide freely in the slot as the bar 7c rises' and falls.

The wedge-shaped pieces s s', attached to slide-bar .la at the upper end of slot n, operate as bearingsy for lever'o, the one, s, aids in closing the door, and the other, s', supports it at any point of opening. p

The press-box is iilled through the door P which is opened and closed by the lever o, operated as above described, and the material thrown into it stampedand pressed down by theac'tion of the head-block within', as much as desired. This being done, the head-block is let down even with the top of the door iP where it is rinlyrlocked by means of wedge orV check-blocks attachedto the inside of swing-barst c',

i .and which pass through the box into or directly above,

the head-block. These are situated diagonally opposite to each other on opposite sides or corners of the box. p

Care must be had when the stamper is in operation that these bars are swung out, so that the check-blochs `do not interfere with the upward and downward nio-- tions of the stamper.

The head-block being locked as before described, we i hrow the cog-wheel c, fig. 2, into geargwith the two press-wheels d al', which operate the shafts with their barrels x w at the bottom ofthe press.

` Ropes or chains are attached to these barrels, and pass from them up and over the grooved pulleys y y', thence down and around the pulleys s e, and thence up to the cross-beam of the press at the lower edge of the door P, where they are attached.

The sheaves or pulley-blocks y y 'are firmly strapped to the ends of the lifting-bars A A' which carry the bottom or floor of the press, .extending ont through slots in the sides of the box.

The several parts last above described, relating to the upward press, have their correspondents on the opposite side, not shown in the drawings.

By applying the motive power and revolving the tongue or sweep g from right to left,-the wheels e and rl d being in gear, the barrels a; x are revolved, windup the cords or chains attached, and thus the liftingbars A A' are elevated until the bottom of the press reaches the lower edge of the door P, when the bale is presumed to be sufficiently compressed. It is then `moped or wired :is usual, and rolled out a, completed ale.

"We claim as our invention- 1. The combination of the slotted slide-bar k, with h h cranks t t', and wheel e, for operating the door P, gli constructed to operate substantially as herein 'set orth.

2. The 'combination of the cross-bnr I, pitmen h h', wheels d d and e, cranks t t', cog-wheels c e', and bevel gear-wheels a a. for operating the head-block or stamper, substantially as herein set forth.

3. The combination and arrangement of the liningbsrs A A, pulleys y y and z e', with ropes or chains as shown, shafts w w', drums :c x', wheels d cl' and e, and bevel gear-wheels a a', all oonstructedto operate substantially in the manner herein set forth.

AR. H. COLE. Witnesses: G. F. COLE.

SHERMAN VAN N Ess, J As. M. PUNDERsoN.

the vertical ways or guide-pieces m m, lever o, pitmen f 

